But the paramedics who picked him up said they could not take him to the nearby Cocody hospital, because staff there had been instructed not to treat supporters of Alassane Ouattara, the man internationally recognised as Ivory Coast's new president but blocked from power by the defeated incumbent, Laurent Gbagbo.

If the Metropolitan Museum insists on mounting blockbuster shows, it should at least attempt to treat its members and supporters civilly while they're trying to buy tickets in support of the museum's projects.

I am sure that you will continue that tradition, and would also call upon you and the Council to treat supporters and opponents of the Constitution exactly the same.

However, we mustn't forget the tragedies of Heysel and Hillsborough (not hooligan related) forced a political and cultural change in mindset towards our game and led to clubs reappraising how they treated supporters inside stadia with regard to seating etc.